New
county jail 'grows up' in three days11/26/02
It's not very often that people see a building erected in less than
a week but the new Cache County Jail, two stories and 42 cells, went
up in three days. / By Tiffany Erickson

SKY ON FIRE
OVER MENDON PEAK: The setting sun turns the swirling clouds
over the Wellsville Range a bright pink, as the mountains darken.
/Photo
by Ted Pease

Nibley
postpones rezone vote11/22/02NIBLEY -- The City
Council postponed a vote on Charles Ames' request to rezone his property
at 15 East Mill Road for commercial use in Thursday's meeting until
future discussion on the subject gives the council more clarity. /
Stefanie Snow

Senior
citizen housing proposed for Hyde Park11/21/02
HYDE PARK -- Recommendations for an ordinance governing a planned
unit development (PUD) for senior citizens were made by the Planning
and Zoning Commission. There will be a public hearing on the proposed
ordinance Tuesday, Nov. 26. / By Jill
Heffner

Powder
Mountain developers pull out of project11/21/02
LOGAN -- Plans to develop the Powder Mountain ski area into a larger
resort have been put on hold after developers Brent Ferrin and Associates
pulled the plug in Weber County. / By Toby
G. Hayes

Unpopular
opinion column brings Tremonton student fame, grief11/19/02
TREMONTON -- When Jeremy Brinkerhoff, a senior at Bear River High
School in Tremonton, signed on with his school newspaper, the Searchlight,
he had no idea he¹d be tackled during a pep rally. And he really had
no idea he¹d become the subject of media coverage across Utah. /
By Marie
Griffin and Joe Dougherty

Car
hits Logan pedestrian11/19/02
LOGAN --
Monday about 8 a.m., the driver of a vehicle owned by Utah State University
hit a 46-year-old man in a crosswalk, causing him stiffness in his
torso. / By Myrica Hawker

USU
Trustees say yes to cooler classrooms11/18/02
LOGAN --
Utah State University's Board of Trustees on Friday approved spending
more than $16 million for campus central air conditioning, and the
purchase of 550 acres of land. / By Matt Stephens

Providence,
Millville officials meet to talk annexation11/15/02
MILLVILLE
-- Since their proposed boundaries overlap in some areas, Millville
and Providence city officials met to peacefully discuss each city's
annexation policy in a special Millville City Council meeting Thursday
evening. / By Myrica Hawker

Newton
council deals with a potpourri of issues11/15/02
NEWTON --
Town council members collaborated Thursday to address residents' complaints
and requests. From security to skateboarding, signs to scouting --
the council covered issues pertinent to Newton life during its monthly
meeting. / By Marie Griffin

Nibley
approves park property purchase11/15/02
NIBLEY --
Ten acres of property on Hollow Road will soon become the property
of Nibley City as part of the plan for a future park. / By Stephanie
Snow

Callaway's
may get liquor license11/15/02
SMITHFIELD -- After an extensive discussion Wednesday, the City Council
decided to set a public hearing on the issue of whether Callaway's
restaurant should be allowed to serve alcohol. / By Kelsie Clark

Hyde
Park won't pay for North Logan library use 11/13/02
HYDE PARK -- The city is not going to commit to funds in support of
adult usage of the North Logan library. The City Council agreed to
send this message in a letter to North Logan Mayor Val Potter, from
Hyde Park Mayor David Kooryman. / By Jill Heffner

Hyrum
mayor announces new park11/08/02HYRUM -- The new
park property that has been in buying negotiation for over a month
was finally announced Thursday night by Mayor Gordon Olson. / By
Ashley Stolworthy

Millville
Council examines bus stop concerns11/08/02MILLVILLE -- If
Cache Valley Transit District had its way, Millville would lose one
stop in its short route. Some residents are also troubled by "unsavory
characters" waiting at the bus stop near the elementary school. /
By Myrica Hawker

Trenton
will buy a better firehose11/07/02TRENTON -- The
town will help buy a new hose for the fire department, which will
drastically improve Trenton's current state in fighting fires, said
Councilman Darrell Egan. / By Justin Creech

Candidates
question Powder Mountain development11/04/02LOGAN -- Candidates
for public office in Cache Valley spoke out last weekend against the
proposed development of Powder Mountain. Brent Ferrin, a Park City
developer, has proposed a series of expansive developments in the
Powder Mountain area, including restaurants, condos, golf courses
and additional ski facilities. / By Jim Steitz

Features

Richmond's
Old Depot Antiques is labor of love for Barbara Graham11/22/02RICHMOND
-- A cowbell bangs against the door when I walk in. The smell takes
me back to every antique store I've ever been in. They all smell the
same -- a unique mixture of old perfume and wood and dust. If mystery
had a smell, I think, it would smell like this. / by Jasmine Erickson

Homeless
life is 'Taylor'-made11/21/02LOGAN --
Besides being a double major in mathematics and biological engineering
at Utah State University, Ben Taylor is homeless. / By Toby G.
Hayes

Gary
Thomas: keeping an eye out for Lewiston's kids11/19/02
LEWISTON
-- The oldest building in the Cache County School District and the
largest geographic area both belong to Lewiston Elementary and its
leopards -- the school's mascot. / By Joseph Dougherty

Smithfield
senior citizens have a blast at their ball11/19/02
SMITHFIELD
-- The Stake Center gymnasium never looked so good. As the city's
elderly citizens flocked to the church on Friday night, instead of
the usual basketball court they found a dining room and a dance floor,
decorated elaborately in red, white and blue. / By Kelsie Clark

Rushing Waters:The Gibbon River
in Yellowstone National Park flows next to the road to Norris Geyser
Basin, edged by young lodgepole pines. Recovery since the fires of
1988 is evident everywhere in the park. / Photo by Nancy Williams

Pat
Blau's kept Nibley meetings on track for 10 years11/13/02My mom was driving me home from middle school and we
saw a young man with long, thick black hair on the side of the road
in a faded olive-drab Army field jacket and paper-thin Birkenstock
sandals./
By Marshall Thompson

Overcoming
obstacles is Cindy Clinger's forte11/04/02Her roommates and friends describe her as "unusually
unusual." Her quirks and habits make people wonder where her thoughts
come from. Listening to her, you might think she didn't have a care
in the world. However, through her childhood, this was not the case.
Cynthia (Cindy) Clinger grew up with a host of health problems. /
By Jessica Kelly

Flick's
Club, the Buddha of Cool, R-rated movies and me11/04/02My mom was driving me home from middle school and we
saw a young man with long, thick black hair on the side of the road
in a faded olive-drab Army field jacket and paper-thin Birkenstock
sandals./
By Marshall Thompson

Sports

Hockey
team skates over Idaho, 10-311/22/02NORTH LOGAN - November has
been a curse this season for the Utah State club hockey team. Since
beginning the month, the team started a four-game losing streak, including
a 12-3 blowout to Arizona on the road. Thursday was different though
-- the team knew it was going to be different./
By Julie Ann Grosshans

Lifestyles

Opinion

From
Cambaluc to the modern day, Beijing is a city built to inspire11/20/02
BEIJING--Samuel Taylor Coleridge's 1816 poem forever immortalized
China's first foreign ruler, grandson of the notoriously brave Mongol
conqueror Genghis Khan who with his band of plunderers conquered half
of the known world in the early part of the 13th century./
By Leon D' souza

Vote
your values Tuesday -- the choices are clear11/01/02
When I signed on to write a column for the local newspaper, I agreed
not to endorse a political candidate. But voting for a candidate may
not be as important as voting for values. That, I endorse. Democracy
depends on it./
By Thad Box

Staples
story biased, one-sided

To the editor:

I graduated from USU's communications department in 92 and I browse
through the Hard News Cafe website from time to time. A press release
posted on your website about an environmental group putting pressure
on Staples to save the planet caught my eye this afternoon.

I swallowed a gutfull of liberal drivel during my years at USU
but at the time didn't have the life experience to see through it.
When I look back now I can assure you that it influenced my career
as a newspaper reporter and editor. Because of that influence early
in my career I damaged peoples' lives and livelihoods because I
didn't feel it necessary to aggressively seek out both sides of
every story. I can attest to the fact that it does no student any
good when that student's editors allow one-sided, one-source articles
to get into print or posted on a website in this case.

All across this country the media is criticized for its liberal
bias. I don't think it's because journalists are just inherently
liberal. I think it's because that's what they get taught in school.
Above all else, a journalist should want to seek and report the
truth.

Regarding the article, would the Ecological Coalition of Students
be interested in the fact that this year more that six million acres
of federal forests have burned releasing 450,000 tons of particulates
into the atmosphere? That's more pollution than every car in California
would emit in 10 years worth of driving. If these students, and
apparently the editors of the Hard News Cafe website, want to save
the world fine. But I'm quite certain that won't be accomplished
by targeting one business with misleading and dishonest propaganda.

John Thompson

--John Thompson is the Director of Information
for the Idaho Farm Bureau Federation